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Jae Crowder played 37 minutes against the Kings on Friday with 16 points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal and three 3-pointers.

He was fantastic and clearly all that playing time shows the minutes limit is totally gone. Since the minutes limit started to go away five games ago, Crowder averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.8 treys on 49.2 percent from the field. He's extremely fantasy friendly in standard leagues. As a quick side note, Crowder said he's become good friend with DeMarcus Cousins, so feel free to tack that on the Boogie rumor mill. Dec 2 - 11:11 PM

Jae Crowder said he wants the Celtics to show more toughness on the defensive end.

Crowder didn't like the fact that the Celtics allowed 121 points in the loss to the Pistons on Wednesday, and called on his team to buckle down defensively. "I think we have to get a little more nastier on the defensive end," Crowder said. "Not let a team come in and get comfortable. It's not been an ongoing thing; it happened today and it happened a couple games but, for the most part, we've been trying to impose our will first." The 26-year-old is no longer on a minutes limit and can be deployed as an early-round value in all fantasy leagues. Dec 1 - 9:15 AM

He played 32 minutes on Monday, so this news is expected. Crowder has slightly cooled off after a terrific start and preseason, but he's likely to get hot again very soon. He's a must-start option in all leagues and could flirt with early-round value. Nov 30 - 5:49 PM

Jae Crowder celebrated the lifting of his minutes restriction on Monday by racking up 17 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and two 3-pointers on 6-of-11 shooting in 32 minutes of Monday's win over the Heat.

If an impatient owner dropped him when he was hurt, congratulations are in order if you were able to pick him up. Crowder's ankle could become an issue later on, but for now, he looks like a must-start fantasy player until further notice. Nov 28 - 10:18 PM

Depth Charts

Isaiah Thomas (groin) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Raptors.

Coach Brad Stevens called Thomas' groin strain "unpredictable" on Wednesday and Thomas even had a PRP injection, so seeing Thomas ruled out a day ahead of Friday's game makes sense. Marcus Smart was terrific in his start on Wednesday with 13 points while Terry Rozier turned in arguably his best game with 16 points. Jaylen Brown also saw an uptick in playing time sans Thomas.